THE WOLF'S LONG HOWL by Stanley Waterloo 1899 CONTENTS THE WOLF'S LONG HOWL AN ULM THE HAIR OF THE DOG THAT BIT HIM THE MAN WHO FELL IN LOVE A TRAGEDY OF THE FOREST THE PARASANGS LOVE AND A TRIANGLE AN EASTER ADMISSION PROFESSOR MORGAN'S MOON RED DOG'S SHOW WINDOW MARKHAM'S EXPERIENCE THE RED REVENGER A MURDERER'S ACCOMPLICE A MID-PACIFIC FOURTH LOVE AND A LATCH-KEY CHRISTMAS 200,000 B.C. THE CHILD THE BABY AND THE BEAR AT THE GREEN TREE CLUB THE RAIN-MAKER WITHIN ONE LIFE'S SPAN THE WOLF'S LONG HOWL George Henry Harrison, though without living near kinfolk, had never considered himself alone in the world. Up to the time when he became thirty years of age he had always thought himself, when he thought of the matter at all, as fortunate in the extent of his friendships. He was acquainted with a great many people; he had a recognized social standing, was somewhat cleverer than the average man, and his instincts, while refined by education and experience, were decidedly gregarious and toward hearty companionship. He should have been a happy man, and had been one, in fact, up to the time when this trustworthy account begins; but just now, despite his natural buoyancy of spirit, he did not count himself among the blessed. George Henry wanted to be at peace with all the world, and now there were obstacles in the way. He did not delight in aggressiveness, yet certain people were aggressive. In his club--which he felt he must soon abandon--he received from all save a minority of the members a hearty reception, and in his club he rather enjoyed himself for the hour, forgetting that conditions were different outside. On the streets he met men who bowed to him somewhat stiffly, and met others who recognized him plainly enough, but who did not bow. The postman brought daily a bunch of letters, addressed in various forms of stern commercial handwriting to George Henry Harrison, but these often lay unopened and neglected on his desk.